Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 27% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	56.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

Motherboard	Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3 (all builds)
Memory	4.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.3 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20161118
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '19 at 13:32
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	88%

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PC Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Phenom II X6 1090T-$240 23,506 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM3R2, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	58.6% Above average	Memory 84.7 1-Core 45.4 2-Core 93.7 49% 74.6 Pts	4-Core 178 8-Core 271 28% 225 Pts	64-Core 281 17% 281 Pts
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.6% Great: 64%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% PowerColor(148C 2378) CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2180 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.7% Above average	Lighting 70.7 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 87.1 58% 75.6 fps	MRender 73 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 59.3 55% 68.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 520 Series 120GB-$199 19,348 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 21GB free (System drive) Firmware: 400i SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 86 81 87 91 94 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	46.1% Average	Read 167 Write 143 Mixed 153 SusWrite 85.1 31% 137 MB/s	4K Read 26.6 4K Write 53.5 4K Mixed 27.3 104% 35.8 MB/s	DQ Read 34.3 DQ Write 77.1 DQ Mixed 36.5 33% 49.3 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 658GB free Firmware: JC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 83 85 85 85 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 99.3 Write 91.6 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 84.9 61% 83 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 68%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 982GB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 89 84 87 92 95 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	67% Good	Read 146 Write 117 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 87.6 74% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop 2TB 3,779 User benchmarks, average bench 14% 702GB free, PID 3300 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	7.67% Terrible	Read 20.6 Write 21 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 15.2 23% 17.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 8% ↑ This bench: 7.67% Great: 19%
SAMSUNG HD103SI 1TB 334 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 401GB free, PID 0577 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 15 15 15 15 15 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	11.1% Very poor	Read 20.6 Write 14.7 Mixed 20.7 SusWrite 15.3 24% 17.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 74% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 11.1% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 4x2GB 183,252 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 4 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR3 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	32.3% Below average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 6.6 MC Mixed 12.1 32% 11 GB/s	SC Read 5.7 SC Write 5.9 SC Mixed 9 20% 6.87 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 32.3% Great: 45%

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Desktop 65%

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Workstation 18%

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Motherboard: Asus M5A78L-M PLUS/USB3

CPU
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	433x
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	294x
FX-8300AMD $168Bench 58%, 49,767 samples	176x

GPU
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	177x
Radeon RX 560-BAMDBench 20%, 49,289 samples	86x
GTX 1050Nvidia $101Bench 26%, 269,381 samples	84x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	60x
A400 480GBKingston $38Bench 74%, 237,487 samples	43x
A400 120GBKingston $32Bench 61%, 166,392 samples	29x

RAM
2x8GBUnknownBench 64%, 236,291 samples	326x
2x4GBUnknownBench 39%, 424,126 samples	183x
4x4GBUnknownBench 43%, 106,178 samples	173x

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Value: 88% - Excellent

Total price: $134

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16